Investments & Finance.The LABJ LABJ Los Angeles Business Journal stock index: tracking 200 selected Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County-based companies. (Investment & Finance) MARKET DIARY diary [Lat.,=day], a daily record of events and observations. As distinguished from memoir (an account of events placed in perspective by the author long after they have occurred), the diary derives its impact from its immediacy, requiring each generation of readers Stocks continued to surge See power surge. SURGE - Sorter, Updater, Report Generator, Etc. IBM 704, 1959. Sammet 1969, p.8. last week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. gained 3.6 percent, the S&P 500 gained 2.7 percent and the Nasdaq composite index Nasdaq Composite Index An index that indicates price movements of securities in the over-the-counter market. It includes all domestic common stocks in the Nasdaq System (approximately 5,000 stocks) and is weighted according to the market value of each listed rose 4.8 percent. Local stocks represented in the LABJ 200 Index rolled to a 5.2 percent gain, paced by a 7.2 percent gain, to $19.89, at Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co., and increases in other heavy hitters heavy hitter n. One that is predominant, as in influence or power: "Especially when a candidate is a challenger, appearances with heavy hitters from the party lend an air of credibility" such as Amgen Inc., up 3.1 percent to $48.29, and Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Corp., up 6.6 percent to $98.06. Five local companies hit new 52-week highs, including K2 Inc., Diodes Inc. and Center Trust Inc., while two set new lows. Among the week's biggest winners were Aames Aames is a surname and may refer to:
This page or section lists people with the surname Aames. Financial Corp., up 48 percent to $1.48, Ascent Media Ascent Media Group LLC provides creative and technical media services, including post-production work, for the media and entertainment industries. Customers include studios, producers and networks. Ascent Media is based in Santa Monica, California. Group, up 88.6 percent to $2.45, and Eniverse Inc., up 31.4 percent to $4.85. The losers list included Artistdirect Founded in 1994, Artistdirect, Inc. is an online digital media entertainment company. It owns several websites including Artistdirect.com, UBL.com, Loserkids.com and the Artistdirect Network. Inc., down 12.7 percent to $3.51 as it set a new 52-week low, and Gemstar-TV Guide International Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. is a media company that licenses interactive program guide technology to multichannel operators, such as cable and satellite television providers, and consumer electronics manufacturers, video recorder scheduling code under brands such as VCR Inc., off 10.8 percent to. $3.74. Local industries with the best performance for the week through Nov. 27 were communications, up 12.9 percent, software, up 12 percent, and miscellaneous services, up 8 percent. Each of these sectors remains down significantly year to date, with communications and software registering double-digit dou·ble-dig·it adj. Being between 10 and 99 percent: double-digit inflation. losses.
MARKET INDEXES
Nov. 27 Nov. 21 Point 1-Wk 52-Wk YTD
Index Close Close Change % Chg. % Chg. % Chg.
Dow Jones Industrial 8931.68 8623.01 308.67 3.6% -9.5% -10.9%
NASDAQ 1487.94 1419.35 68.59 4.8% -23.1% -23.7%
S&P 500 938.87 914.15 24.72 2.7% -18.3% -18.2%
LABJ 200 76.46 72.70 3.76 5.2% -4.3% -4.4%
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
Nov. 27 Nov. 21 Point 1-Wk
Index Close close Change % Chg.
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE 183.12 172.00 11.12 6.5%
APPAREL 115.20 121.41 -6.22 -5.1%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS 125.58 120.66 4.92 4.1%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL 96.17 93.26 2.91 3.1%
COMMUNICATIONS 26.68 23.62 3.05 12.9%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS 11.02 10.94 0.08 0.7%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING 138.71 129.48 9.24 7.1%
ENERGY/UTILITIES 79.03 78.14 0.89 1.1%
FINANCIAL SERVICES 139.51 139.75 -0.24 -0.2%
HEALTH CARE 133.24 144.20 -10.96 -7.6%
INSURANCE 102.15 98.70 3.46 3.5%
INTERNET 78.11 74.01 4.11 5.5%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT 59.66 55.91 3.76 6.7%
MISC. MANUFACTURING 152.38 148.64 3.74 2.5%
MISC. SERVICES 74.17 68.70 5.47 8.0%
REAL ESTATE 127.30 123.83 3.47 2.8%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES 149.35 146.25 3.10 2.1%
SOFTWARE 115.98 103.51 12.47 12.0%
52-Wk YTD
Index % Chg. % Chg.
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE 26.1% -0.5%
APPAREL -1.5% -9.0%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS 0.1% -4.9%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL -10.9% 3.1%
COMMUNICATIONS -22.6% -25.9%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS -75.5% -75.5%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING 7.8% -1.8%
ENERGY/UTILITIES -1.5% -8.0%
FINANCIAL SERVICES 16.3% 12.7%
HEALTH CARE 15.7% 12.3%
INSURANCE -12.3% -16.3%
INTERNET 30.1% 9.7%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT -6.8% -6.6%
MISC. MANUFACTURING 20.9% 19.2%
MISC. SERVICES -4.8% -9.5%
REAL ESTATE 4.7% 2.0%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES -45.0% 1.8%
SOFTWARE -20.3% -29.3%
WEEKLY TOP GAINERS
TOP TEN GAINERS BY PERCENTAGE
Nov. 27 Nov. 21 Point 1-Wk 52-Wk YTD
Company Close Close Change % Chg. % Chg. % Chg.
Ascent Media Group Inc $2.45 $1.30 1.15 88.6% -65.8% -64.7%
Aames Financial Corp 1.48 1.00 0.48 48.0% 362.5% 335.3%
ValCom Inc 0.27 0.19 0.08 42.1% -35.7% -20.6%
MRV Communications Inc 1.75 1.32 0.43 32.6% -69.1% -58.7%
EUniverse Inc 4.85 3.69 1.16 31.4% 69.6% -11.7%
Intervisual Books Inc 0.61 0.48 0.13 27.1% -6.2% 1.7%
Homestore Inc 1.38 1.09 0.29 26.6% -62.8% -61.7%
Capstone Turbine Corp. 1.19 0.94 0.25 26.6% -75.5% -78.0%
MSC.Software Corp 7.50 5.99 1.51 25.2% -46.0% -51.9%
IMPCO Technologies Inc 4.84 3.98 0.86 21.6% -38.1% -31.7%
WEEKLY TOP LOSERS
TOP TEN LOSERS BY PERCENTAGE
Nov. 27 Nov. 21 Point 1-Wk
Company Close Close Change % Chg.
Paula Financial $0.67 $0.83 -0.16 -19.3%
US Dataworks Inc 0.13 0.16 -0.03 -18.8%
Point.360 2.01 2.44 -0.43 -17.6%
Alpha Technologies Group Inc 1.29 1.48 -0.19 -12.8%
Artistdirect Inc 3.51 4.02 -0.51 -12.7%
TBA Entertainment Corp. 1.70 1.94 -0.24 -12.4%
En Pointe Technologies Inc. 0.88 1.00 -0.12 -12.0%
Styleclick Inc. 0.11 0.13 -0.02 -12.0%
Primedex Health Systems Inc. 0.46 0.52 -0.06 -11.5%
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. 3.74 4.19 -0.45 -10.8%
52-Wk YTD
Company % Chg. % Chg.
Paula Financial -69.7% -50.4%
US Dataworks Inc -51.9% -59.4%
Point.360 175.3% 48.9%
Alpha Technologies Group Inc -73.8% -67.8%
Artistdirect Inc -59.2% -75.7%
TBA Entertainment Corp. -43.3% -52.1%
En Pointe Technologies Inc. -49.7% -56.7%
Styleclick Inc. -65.7% -50.0%
Primedex Health Systems Inc. -57.8% -66.7%
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. -86.4% -86.5%
MARKET SUMMARY
MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
WEEKLY SUMMARY
TOP TEN STOCKS VOLUME
Amgen Inc. 68,898,904
Walt Disney Co 38,496,300
Semtech Corp. 24,994,027
WellPoint Health Networks 24,335,300
Hughes Electronics Corp. 16,989,900
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. 15,926,984
Northrop Grumman Corp. 13,451,200
Activision Inc. 13,391,829
Hilton Hotels Corp. 12,041,700
THQ Inc. 11,915,286
Advances 136
Declines 52
Unchanged 10
New Highs 5
New Lows 2
WEEKLY PROFILE OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM Occidental Petroleum Corporation ("Oxy") NYSE: OXY is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East/North Africa and Latin America regions. CORP. Symbol: OXY Exchange: NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange Close: 27.60 1-Wk % Chg: -1.1% Business Overview Occidental Petroleum Corp. explores for, develops, produces and markets crude oil and natural gas. Occidental oc·ci·den·tal or Oc·ci·den·tal adj. Of or relating to the countries of the Occident or their peoples or cultures; western. n. A native or inhabitant of an Occidental country; a westerner. Noun 1. also manufactures and markets basic chemicals, including chlorine chlorine (klōr`ēn, klôr`–) [Gr.,=green], gaseous chemical element; symbol Cl; at. no. 17; at. wt. 35.453; m.p. −100.98°C;; b.p. −34.6°C;; density 3.2 grams per liter at STP; valence −1, +1, +3, +5, +7. , caustic soda caustic soda: see sodium hydroxide. caustic soda Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), an inorganic compound. The alkalies called caustic soda and caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) are very important industrial chemicals, with uses in the manufacture of and ethylene ethylene (ĕth`əlēn') or ethene (ĕth`ēn), H2C=CH2, a gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon. It is the simplest alkene. dichloride di·chlo·ride n. A chemical compound containing two chlorine atoms bound to another element or radical. Also called bichloride. Noun 1. , vinyls, including polyvinyl chloride polyvinyl chloride (PVC), thermoplastic that is a polymer of vinyl chloride. Resins of polyvinyl chloride are hard, but with the addition of plasticizers a flexible, elastic plastic can be made. resins resins, n.pl complex, insoluble, sticky substances secreted by plants. Used as astringents, antimicrobials, and antiinflammatories, and are burned as incense. Can cause oral ulcers and epidermal irritations. and vinyl chloride vinyl chloride or chloroethylene Colourless, flammable, toxic gas (H2C=CHCl), belonging to the family of organic compounds of halogens. It is produced in very large quantities and used principally to make PVC, as well as in other syntheses and in monomer monomer (mŏn`əmər): see polymer. monomer Molecule of any of a class of mostly organic compounds that can react with other molecules of the same or other compounds to form very large molecules (polymers). , through its 76% interest in Oxy Vinyls, LP, and performance chemicals. Occidental conducts its operations through various oil and gas and chemical subsidiaries and affiliates. The Company also has an interest in petrochemicals through its 29.5% ownership in Equistar Chemicals, LP, which it intends to sell to Lyondell Chemical Company Lyondell Chemical Company NYSE: LYO is an American multinational corporation based in Houston, Texas. Overview The Lyondell Chemical Company is currently the third largest independent chemical manufacturer in the United States. . Income Statement LTM * 2001 Revenue $10,009 $13,985 Gross Profit 2,493 4,497 Operating Income 1,660 1.608 Net Income 420 1,154 Diluted EPS $1.10 $3.08 * Latest twelve months ended Sept. 30, 2002. EPS = Earnings Per Share Summary Hqtrs: Los Angeles Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. : Ray Irani Market Cap: $10.4 billion Dividend Yield: 3.6% P/E Ratio P/E ratio Current stock price divided by trailing annual earnings per share or expected annual earnings per share. Assume XYZ Co. sells for $25.50 per share and has earned $2.55 per share this year; $25.50 = 10 times $2.55. XYZ stock sells for ten times earnings. : 14.4
Company Nov. 27 1-Wk
Name Ticker Close % Chg
AEROSPACEIDEFENSE
Ducommun Inc. DCO $13.51 7.6%
HI Shear Technology Corp. HSR 2.30 8.5%
Mooney Aerospace Group Ltd MASG 0.04 0.0%
Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC 98.06 6.6%
Teledyne Technologies Inc. TDY 15.00 3.4%
APPAREL
Cherokee Inc. CHKE 15.44 3.3%
Guess? Inc. GES 5.45 13.3%
HOT Topic Inc. HOTT 24.25 4.4%
K2 Inc. (H) KTO 11.01 8.6%
K-Swiss Inc. KSWS 25.35 -2.3%
Skechers U.S.A. Inc. SKX 12.41 12.3%
Tarrant Apparel Group TAGS 4.46 -0.7%
Vans Inc. VANS 5.89 0.9%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS
Amerigon Inc. ARGN 1.60 9.6%
Edelbrock Corp. EDEL 10.53 0.8%
IMPCO Technologies Inc. IMCO 4.84 21.6%
International Aluminum Corp. IAL 19.25 1.7%
Keystone Automotive Industries KEYS 15.78 1.9%
Inc.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co RS 22.41 6.1%
Scheib (Earl) Inc. ESH 2.30 2.2%
Summa Industries Inc. SUMX 9.70 -3.0%
Superior Industries SUP 42.25 3.0%
International
Turhodyne Technologies Inc. TRBD 0.14 -4.3%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Acacia Research Corp. ACRI 4.54 6.8%
Advanced Biotherapy Inc. ADVB 0.17 9.7%
American Pharmaceutical Partners APPX 20.35 3.7%
Inc.
Amgen Inc. AMGN 48.29 3.1%
Chad Therapeutics Inc. CTU 2.60 12.1%
Diagnostic Products Corp. DP 37.08 -1.5%
International Remote Imaging IRI 2.47 -1.2%
Systems
IVAX Diagnostics Inc. IVD 1.50 5.6%
Natrol Inc. NTOL 1.39 6.9%
North American Scientific Inc. NASI 8.70 6.9%
Syncor International Corp-Del SCOR 25.84 6.8%
Staar Surgical Co STAA 3.50 1.7%
COMMUNICATIONS
Hughes Electronics Corp. GMH 11.45 14.7%
MRV Communications Inc. MRVC 1.75 32.6%
Optical Communication Products OCPI 1.22 10.9%
Inc.
OSI Systums Inc. OSIS 17.50 13.6%
Semtech Corp. SMTC 15.40 -0.7%
Tekelec TKLC 10.13 7.2%
UNOVA Inc. UNA 5.49 9.8%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS
Aura Systems Inc. AURA 0.08 0.0%
Alpha Technologies Group Inc. ATGI 1.29 -12.8%
Bell Industries Inc. BI 1.53 2.0%
Diodes Inc. (H) DIOD 10.49 3.9%
Electronic Clearing House Inc. ECHO 1.42 13.6%
En Pointe Technologies Inc. ENPT 0.88 -12.0%
Gemstar-TV Guide International GMSTE 3.74 -10.8%
Inc.
International Rectifier Corp. IRF 25.19 12.2%
Ixia XXIA 4.15 12.8%
Merisel Inc. MSEL 2.15 6.4%
Qualstar Corp. QBAK 4.60 7.2%
Taitron Components Inc. TAIT 1.34 -0.7%
Trio Tech International TRT 1.95 18.2%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
Ameron International Corp. AMN 54.95 7.2%
Calprop Corp. CLPO 0.80 0.0%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. JEC 35.21 9.9%
KB Home KBH 45.50 4.5%
Ryland Group Inc. RYL 38.54 5.4%
Tetra Tech Inc. TTEK 12.53 11.0%
ENERGY/UTILITIES
American States Water Co AWR 24.12 -4.7%
Capstone Turbine Corp. CPST 1.19 25.6%
Edison International EIX 10.94 -6.1%
Mercury Air Group Inc. MAX 3.00 -10.4%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY 27.60 -1.1%
Pacific Energy Partners LP PPX 19.65 0.4%
Southwest Water Co SWWC 13.96 7.9%
Unocal Corp. UCL 29.45 4.8%
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Aames Financial Corp. AMSF 1.48 48.0%
Cathay Bancorp Inc. CATY 42.71 0.7%
Countrywide Financial Corp. CFC 49.70 -2.5%
City National Corp/CA CYN 45.72 3.7%
East-West Bancorp Inc. EWBC 35.10 1.5%
First Mortgage Corp. FMOR 4.00 0.0%
First Regional Bancorp/Cal FRGB 15.50 0.6%
FirstFed Financial Corp. FED 27.75 0.2%
Foothill Independent BanCorp. FOOT 18.55 -0.1%
Fremont General Corp. FMT 4.30 0.7%
GBC Bancorp/California GBCB 20.02 1.9%
Hanmi Financial Corp. HAFC 17.80 0.1%
Hawthorne Financial Corp. HTHR 27.05 3.3%
Itla Capital Corp. (H) ITLA 34.42 20.6%
JB Oxford Holdings Inc. JBOH 4.69 9.6%
IndyMac Bancorp Inc. NDE 18.47 -2.2%
Nara Bancorp Inc. NARA 22.00 6.8%
Pacific Crest Capital Inc. PCCI 16.00 3.8%
PFF Bancorp Inc. PFB 34.25 0.0%
Quaker City Bancorp Inc. QCBC 34.87 0.2%
Wilshire State Bank/Calif WSBK 12.00 1.4%
HEALTH CARE
DaVita Inc. DVA 24.99 -3.4%
First Consulting Group Inc. FCGI 6.90 10.4%
Health Net Inc. HNT 25.79 -1.2%
Hemacare Corp. HEMA 0.42 5.0%
Primedex Health Systems Inc. PMDX 0.46 -11.5%
Specialty Laboratories SP 9.70 -3.0%
Unilab Corp. ULAB 19.57 -4.6%
WellPoint Health Networks WLP 66.30 -10.6%
INSURANCE
Mercury General Corp. MCY 39.25 3.7%
Paula Financial PFCO $0.67 -19.3%
SCPIE Holdings Inc. SKP 6.56 -3.5%
21st Century Insurance Group TW 14.18 12.0%
Unico American Corp. UNAM 3.57 -0.8%
Wesco Financial Corp. WSC 302.00 0.3%
Zenith National Insurance Corp. ZNT 23.65 -1.3%
INTERNET
AdStar Inc. ADST 0.86 -3.4%
Artistdirect Inc. (L) ARTD 3.51 -12.7%
Digital Insight Corp. DGIN 10.38 15.3%
EUniverse Inc. EUNI 4.85 31.4%
Homestore Inc. HOMS 1.38 26.6%
Infonet Services Corp. IN 2.34 7.3%
j2 Global Communications Inc. JCOM 22.99 3.1%
MaxWorldwide Inc. MAXW 0.55 0.0%
Imergent Inc. IMGG 1.71 -10.0%
Nortgate Innovations Inc. NGTE 0.20 -9.1%
Overture Services Inc. OVER 27.23 11.7%
Stamps.com Inc. STMP 4.39 -0.2%
Styleclick Inc. IBUYA 0.11 -12.0%
Ticketmaster TMCS 26.29 0.6%
United Leisure Corp. UTDL 0.95 5.6%
United Online Inc. (H) UNTD 15.86 11.3%
US Search.com SRCH 0.44 15.5%
US Dataworks Inc. UDW 0.13 -18.8%
Valueclick Inc. VCLK 2.82 2.9%
Youbet.com Inc. UBET 0.75 7.1%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT
Ascent Media Group Inc. AMGIA 2.45 88.6%
Daily Journal Corp. DJCO 24.68 0.9%
Walt Disney Co DIS 19.89 7.2%
Entravision Communications Corp. EVC 11.15 -1.8%
Image Entertainment Inc. DISK 1.52 3.2%
Intervisual Books Inc. IVBK 0.61 27.1%
Laser-Pacific Media Corp. LPAC 1.64 -3.2%
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. MGM 14.21 -5.3%
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. PNK 5.52 -3.2%
Sports Club Inc. SCY 2.50 11.1%
Univision Communications Inc. UVN 32.61 11.5%
Point.360 PTSX 2.01 -17.6%
ValCom Inc. VACM 0.27 42.1%
Westwood One Inc. WON 38.93 6.8%
MISC. MANUFACTURING
Avery Dennison Corp. AVY 64.97 3.3%
Coastcast Corp. COCA 2.03 1.0%
Dole Food Co DOL 29.52 0.9%
Equity Marketing Inc. EMAK 11.20 0.1%
Farmer Bros Co FARM 308.73 0.3%
Jakks Pacific Inc. JAKK 15.09 1.3%
Mattel Inc. MAT 20.70 2.3%
Panavision Inc. PVIS 3.00 0.0%
Reinhold Industries Inc. RNHDA 7.60 8.6%
Scope Industries SCP 69.00 1.5%
Tag-It Pacific Inc. TAG 3.75 -1.1%
3D Systems Corp. TDSC 7.99 9.0%
Variflex Inc. VFLX 3.32 4.9%
Virco Manutacturing VIR 10.25 3.5%
MISC. SERVICES
Cadiz Inc. CLCI 0.92 3.4%
Computer Sciences Corp. CSC 34.93 11.7%
Electro Rent Corp. ELRC 12.51 13.4%
Enova Systems Inc. ENVA 0.11 15.8%
Hilton Hotels Corp. HLT 13.75 5.9%
PC Mall Inc. MALL 3.62 3.4%
International Aircraft Investors IAIS 1.14 -8.8%
Kom/Ferry International KFY 9.85 10.3%
Learning Tree International Inc. LTRE 16.55 1.9%
On Assignment Inc. ASGN 8.40 12.0%
National Technical SYS Inc. NTSC 2.37 13.9%
TBA Entertainment Corp. TBA 1.70 -12.4%
UTI Worldwide Inc. UTIW 20.86 2.2%
VCA Antech Inc. WOOF 15.00 -4.8%
Westminster Capital Inc. WI 2.70 0.0%
REAL ESTATE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities ARE 41.00 -0.2%
Inc.
Arden Really Inc. ARI 22.50 6.4%
Apex Mortgage Capital Inc. AXM 6.54 10.8%
Center Trust Inc. (H) CTA 7.69 1.3%
Intergroup Corp. INTG 11.60 -0.9%
Kilroy Realty Corp. KRC 22.75 2.2%
Kennedy-Wilson Inc. KWIC 3.54 2.9%
Macerich Co/The MAC 30.05 3.6%
Newball Land & Farming Co NHL 27.01 1.4%
Public Storage Inc. PSA 31.10 0.4%
PS Business Parks Inc. PSB 30.45 -0.8%
National Golf Properties Inc. TEE 11.07 0.8%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES
Arden Group Inc. ARDNA 59.90 -0.1%
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. BGFV 13.12 0.9%
California Pizza Kitchen Inc. CPKI 25.30 -1.1%
Cheesecake Factory (The) CAKE 36.18 4.6%
Guitar Center Inc. GTRC 20.00 -1.2%
Ihop Corp. IHP 25.28 11.2%
99 Cents Only Stores NDN 28.00 -0.5%
Smart & Final Inc. SMF 5.30 2.3%
Sport Chalet Inc. SPCH 6.78 2.3%
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts SZ 2.25 6.1%
Inc.
SOFTWARE
Activision Inc. ATVI 21.29 12.1%
Brilliant Digital Entertainment BDE 0.30 0.0%
Inc.
CaminoSoft Corp. CMSF 1.00 0.0%
Cash Technologies Inc. (L) TQ 0.84 18.3%
ELITE Intormation Group Inc. ELTE 7.50 0.1%
MSC.SoftwareCorp. MNS 7.50 25.2%
Peerless Systems Corp. PRLS 1.30 17.1%
Seebeyond Technology Corp. SBYN 2.77 10.8%
THQ Inc. THQI 17.95 10.0%
Vertel Corp. VRTL 0.08 0.0%
Company YTD 52-Wk P.E. Mkt. Ca
Name % Chg % Chg Ratio (millions)
AEROSPACEIDEFENSE
Ducommun Inc. 21.7% 35.8% 92 $133.3
HI Shear Technology Corp. 25.7% -15.8% 15.3 15.3
Mooney Aerospace Group Ltd -82.1% -79.5% NA 3.5
Northrop Grumman Corp. -2.7% 6.3% 16.5 11,094.4
Teledyne Technologies Inc. -7.9% 0.9% 20.0 480.7
APPAREL
Cherokee Inc. 39.1% 51.7% 10.3 128.0
Guess? Inc. -27.3% -16.2% NA 234.8
HOT Topic Inc. 15.9% 37.6% 26.1 758.5
K2 Inc. (H) 52.7% 31.4% 22.5 197.5
K-Swiss Inc. 52.5% 65.1% 17.7 454.8
Skechers U.S.A. Inc. -15.1% -7.1% 8.6 4,209.2
Tarrant Apparel Group -18.7% -3.5% 234.6 70.6
Vans Inc. -53.8% -60.0% 49.1 106.0
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS
Amerigon Inc. 49.5% 17.6% NA 17.2
Edelbrock Corp. 14.9% 25.9% 10.4 57.4
IMPCO Technologies Inc. -31.7% -38.1% NA 68.4
International Aluminum Corp. -19.8% -13.3% 137.5 81.7
Keystone Automotive Industries -6.8% 4.5% 17.9 231.0
Inc.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co -14.6% -10.4% 21.8 711.6
Scheib (Earl) Inc. 36.9% 27.8% NA 11.0
Summa Industries Inc. 19.0% 14.7% 14.9 43.4
Superior Industries 5.0% 10.7% 14.2 1,122.9
International
Turhodyne Technologies Inc. -47.1% -32.5% NA 13.2
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Acacia Research Corp. -59.0% -60.4% NA 89.2
Advanced Biotherapy Inc. -48.5% -48.5% NA 7.4
American Pharmaceutical Partners -2.2% NA 31.3 953.4
Inc.
Amgen Inc. -14.4% -26.7% 36.0 62,152.4
Chad Therapeutics Inc. -10.3% -13.6% 20.0 26.2
Diagnostic Products Corp. -15.6% -10.8% 23.8 1,058.5
International Remote Imaging 4.2% -6.1% 20.6 26.8
Systems
IVAX Diagnostics Inc. -56.9% -50.8% NA 41.6
Natrol Inc. -44.7% -53.4% NA 17.9
North American Scientific Inc. -35.1% -40.8% NA 89.2
Syncor International Corp-Del -9.8% -6.7% 19.9 677.5
Staar Surgical Co -9.1% -13.6% NA 60.3
COMMUNICATIONS
Hughes Electronics Corp. -25.9% -19.1% NA 10,970.9
MRV Communications Inc. -58.7% -69.1% NA 165.3
Optical Communication Products -69.0% -71.0% 122.0 132.8
Inc.
OSI Systums Inc. -4.1% -3.5% 23.3 246.5
Semtech Corp. -56.9% -59.2% 27.5 1,133.8
Tekelec -44.1% -49.9% 24.1 613.4
UNOVA Inc. -5.3% 29.2% NA 320.4
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS
Aura Systems Inc. -81.6% -80.6% NA 33.4
Alpha Technologies Group Inc. -67.8% -73.8% NA 9.2
Bell Industries Inc. -29.5% -28.5% NA 12.8
Diodes Inc. (H) 57.7% 62.6% 26.9 86.1
Electronic Clearing House Inc. -34.6% -36.9% NA 8.2
En Pointe Technologies Inc. -56.7% -49.7% NA 5.9
Gemstar-TV Guide International -86.5% -86.4% NA 1,526.5
Inc.
International Rectifier Corp. -27.8% -29.5% 30.7 1,608.4
Ixia -67.7% -67.6% 23.1 238.8
Merisel Inc. 30.3% -0.9% 1.8 16.4
Qualstar Corp. -24.0% -2.1% 27.1 58.2
Taitron Components Inc. -13.5% -18.8% NA 7.7
Trio Tech International -33.7% -30.6% NA 5.7
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
Ameron International Corp. -20.6% -15.3% 7.9 216.7
Calprop Corp. -5.9% 0.0% NA 8.2
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 6.7% 1.6% 17.8 1,915.2
KB Home 13.5% 45.3% 7.2 2,178.6
Ryland Group Inc. 5.3% 35.5% 6.7 989.0
Tetra Tech Inc. -37.1% -40.8% 19.6 667.5
ENERGY/UTILITIES
American States Water Co 3.5% 3.1% 18.8 365.5
Capstone Turbine Corp. -78.0% 75.5% NA 97.0
Edison International -27.6% 24.0% 5.9 3,564.4
Mercury Air Group Inc. -40.0% -34.8% NA 19.3
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 4.0% 10.5% 14.4 10,403.8
Pacific Energy Partners LP NA NA NA 616.9
Southwest Water Co -1.1% -0.3% 22.5 129.6
Unocal Corp. -18.4% -10.6% 19.9 7,595.1
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Aames Financial Corp. 335.3% 362.5% NA 9.6
Cathay Bancorp Inc. 33.4% 43.2% 16.1 768.7
Countrywide Financial Corp. 21.3% 17.5% 10.0 6,281.1
City National Corp/CA -2.4% 3.9% 13.2 2,281.7
East-West Bancorp Inc. 36.3% 59.5% 19.0 837.8
First Mortgage Corp. 14.3% 0.0% 6.2 20.8
First Regional Bancorp/Cal 34.8% 54.2% 15.1 40.8
FirstFed Financial Corp. 8.3% 11.7% 9.1 469.8
Foothill Independent BanCorp. 47.2% 35.3% 14.5 102.5
Fremont General Corp. -45.0% -28.5% 3.6 323.6
GBC Bancorp/California -32.2% -24.5% 154.0 231.0
Hanmi Financial Corp. 33.8% 33.8% 13.7 244.9
Hawthorne Financial Corp. 40.9% 42.4% 9.2 202.2
Itla Capital Corp. (H) 64.2% 80.2% 11.4 198.9
JB Oxford Holdings Inc. -54.0% -56.6% NA 6.8
IndyMac Bancorp Inc. -21.0% -19.7% 7.8 1,019.8
Nara Bancorp Inc. 44.3% 34.6% 12.4 117.9
Pacific Crest Capital Inc. 52.0% 60.0% 13.0 78.0
PFF Bancorp Inc. 24.1% 29.4% 12.6 433.9
Quaker City Bancorp Inc. 46.0% 53.5% 10.5 222.1
Wilshire State Bank/Calif 52.5% 56.8% NA 68.2
HEALTH CARE
DaVita Inc. 2.2% 13.6% 15.2 1,511.9
First Consulting Group Inc. -55.9% -51.8% 26.5 166.1
Health Net Inc. 18.4% 24.8% 12.6 3,193.2
Hemacare Corp. -73.8% -72.9% NA 3.3
Primedex Health Systems Inc. -66.7% -57.8% NA 18.9
Specialty Laboratories -64.7% -56.0% NA 212.9
Unilab Corp. -22.0% -10.8% 17.6 656.1
WellPoint Health Networks 13.5% 11.8% 16.3 9,862.7
INSURANCE
Mercury General Corp. -10.1% -7.4% 20.8 2,133.2
Paula Financial -50.4% -69.7% NA $4.1
SCPIE Holdings Inc. -77.6% -65.3% NA 64.5
21st Century Insurance Group -27.1% -25.4% 37.3 1,211.4
Unico American Corp. -33.3% -39.0% NA 19.6
Wesco Financial Corp. -4.1% -4.4% 42.2 2,150.2
Zenith National Insurance Corp. -15.4% -10.1% 63.9 443.7
INTERNET
AdStar Inc. 38.7% 26.5% NA 7.1
Artistdirect Inc. (L) -75.7% -59.2% NA 12.1
Digital Insight Corp. -53.6% -45.0% 41.5 335.6
EUniverse Inc. -11.7% 69.6% 18.7 119.3
Homestore Inc. -61.7% -62.8% NA 163.2
Infonet Services Corp. -4.5% 35.3% NA 1,096.0
j2 Global Communications Inc. 364.4% 516.4% 28.7 251.2
MaxWorldwide Inc. -64.5% -56.3% NA 13.7
Imergent Inc. -51.1% 59.3% 17.1 18.8
Nortgate Innovations Inc. -80.0% -81.8% NA 2.9
Overture Services Inc. -23.1% 6.7% 17.3 1,590:7
Stamps.com Inc. 22.6% 44.4% NA 214.5
Styleclick Inc. -50.0% -65.7% NA 3.5
Ticketmaster 60.4% 55.0% 47.8 3,785.9
United Leisure Corp. 265.4% 131.7% NA 19.5
United Online Inc. (H) 277.6% 443.2% NA 650.1
US Search.com -52.2% -51.1% NA 42.7
US Dataworks Inc. -59.4% -51.9% NA 7.4
Valueclick Inc. -1.4% 6.0% NA 246.6
Youbet.com Inc. 47.1% 19.0% NA 17.6
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT
Ascent Media Group Inc. -64.7% -65.8% NA 128.8
Daily Journal Corp. 0.7% -12.5% NA 37.7
Walt Disney Co -4.0% -5.6% 35.5 40,594.0
Entravision Communications Corp. -6.7% -1.1% NA 1,336.0
Image Entertainment Inc. -36.7% -23.8% 76.0 26.8
Intervisual Books Inc. 1.7% -6.2% NA 4.5
Laser-Pacific Media Corp. -43.2% -37.3% 23.4 11.6
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. -35.1% -21.4% NA 3,545.7
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. -8.5% -20.6% NA 143.2
Sports Club Inc. -10.7% -7.7% NA 45.2
Univision Communications Inc. -19.4% -6.2% 95.9 7,471.2
Point.360 48.9% 175.3% 8.0 18.1
ValCom Inc. -20.6% -35.7% NA 2.6
Westwood One Inc. 29.6% 28.7% 46.4 4,130.6
MISC. MANUFACTURING
Avery Dennison Corp. 14.9% 21.7% 23 7,134.2
Coastcast Corp. -60.4% -64.1% NA 15.5
Dole Food Co 10.0% 27.4% 11.9 1,658.3
Equity Marketing Inc. -13.9% -5.5% 16.2 64.4
Farmer Bros Co 16.5% 32.8% 20.1 594.6
Jakks Pacific Inc. -20.4% -35.8% 8.6 367.8
Mattel Inc. 20.3% 14.2% 20.7 9,044.5
Panavision Inc. -34.8% -38.8% NA 26.3
Reinhold Industries Inc. 34.8% 59.5% 8.6 20.2
Scope Industries 23.2% 26.6% NA 70.6
Tag-It Pacific Inc. -5.41% -6.0% 46.9 35.0
3D Systems Corp. -43.9% -21.4% 15.7 101.5
Variflex Inc. -33.8% -36.9% NA 15.3
Virco Manutacturing 12.8% 31.9% 86.7 136.7
MISC. SERVICES
Cadiz Inc. -88.5% -87.7% NA 33.5
Computer Sciences Corp. -28.7% -28.7% 15.0 5,996.0
Electro Rent Corp. -2.9% -3.8% 26.6 310.3
Enova Systems Inc. -26.7% -37.1% NA 38.0
Hilton Hotels Corp. 25.9% 38.2% 27.5 5,174.1
PC Mall Inc. -10.8% 24.4% 10.1 38.8
International Aircraft Investors -26.0% -44.7% NA 4.1
Kom/Ferry International 7.5% 11.3% NA 372.9
Learning Tree International Inc. -40.7% -31.0% 39.4 307.9
On Assignment Inc. -63.4% -55.2% 14.7 221.8
National Technical SYS Inc. 93.5% 73.0% 33.9 20.5
TBA Entertainment Corp. -52.1% -43.3% NA 12.5
UTI Worldwide Inc. 6.6% 47.6% 24.3 539.8
VCA Antech Inc. 23.8% 40.2% NA 551.4
Westminster Capital Inc. 41.4% 35.0% NA 13.7
REAL ESTATE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities -0.2% -1.1% 21.4 777.9
Inc.
Arden Really Inc. -15.1% -12.8% 19.1 1,419.2
Apex Mortgage Capital Inc. 41.9% -36.2% 2.9 195.3
Center Trust Inc. (H) 80.9% 95.7% 29.6 214.4
Intergroup Corp. -41.2% -36.4% NA 21.3
Kilroy Realty Corp. -13.4% -8.5% 18.2 635.4
Kennedy-Wilson Inc. -16.5% 0.9% 5.1 35.0
Macerich Co/The 13.0% 18.8% 18.9 1,503.7
Newball Land & Farming Co -8.8% -3.9% 15.8 648.0
Public Storage Inc. -6.9% -8.5% 21.9 4,144.6
PS Business Parks Inc. -3.3% 3.7% 15.7 656.8
National Golf Properties Inc. 24.8% 30.2% NA 145.2
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES
Arden Group Inc. 3.4% 2.9% 14.7 201.3
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. NA NA NA 291.0
California Pizza Kitchen Inc. 2.2% 40.9% 30.1 473.8
Cheesecake Factory (The) 4.1% 13.5% 38.1 1,832.7
Guitar Center Inc. 46.6% 54.4% 20.6 452.4
Ihop Corp. -13.7% -10.6% 13.2 531.0
99 Cents Only Stores -2.4% 4.4% 35.3 1,962.7
Smart & Final Inc. -49.2% -48.0% 15.6 156.0
Sport Chalet Inc. -28.6% -19.5% 13.0 44.9
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts 89.1% 87.5% 8.7 61.3
Inc.
SOFTWARE
Activision Inc. -18.1% -0.7% 16.8 1,428.1
Brilliant Digital Entertainment 87.5% 0.0% NA 9.6
Inc.
CaminoSoft Corp. -39.4% -25.9% NA 9.8
Cash Technologies Inc. (L) -47.5% -59.0% NA 5.1
ELITE Intormation Group Inc. -39.5% -9.1% 15.0 58.7
MSC.SoftwareCorp. -51.9% -46.0% 57.7 223.3
Peerless Systems Corp. 4.0% -8.5% NA 19.9
Seebeyond Technology Corp. -71.4% -51.0% NA 231.7
THQ Inc. -44.5% -50.6% 16.99 712.6
Vertel Corp. -88.1% -88.9% NA 2.8
NOTES ON STOCK TABLES
Tables based on Nov. 27, 2002
(H) Stock hit new 52-week high
(L) Stock hit new 52-week low
(S) Stock split during week
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